Sarepta Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SRPT) issued the following statement from Chris Garabedian, President and Chief Executive Officer, to address volatility in the Company's stock price resulting from anonymous comments on a social media site that were later deleted.

"As a growing company, we may be subject to market rumors through social media and other anonymous sources. While we do not comment on such rumors, we believe it is important to remind our shareholders that Sarepta communicates material information in accordance with our obligations as a public company. In addition, in circumstances where false or misleading information is communicated that negatively impacts the company, we will take appropriate action. As we have previously stated, we look forward to meeting with the FDA this quarter for an end of Phase 2 clinical meeting to address the path forward for eteplirsen, our investigational treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy."